Networld Fusion writes in an article:

Mobile devices and the terrorism-alert culture

Reminds me of my own story at the airport. "Why would you bring all your devices here?" the officer asked me. She added something like she would not believe me that this was just my regular stuff, when I explained it was my hard disk, for the massive storage of pictures I made with my camera...

These are paranoic times. I wouldn't be surprised if I get strip searched next time I come to the U.S., independently of the visa I carry.

The Washington Post writes:

Cheney: Kerry Victory Is Risky
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 7 -- Vice President Cheney warned on Tuesday that if John F. Kerry is elected, "the danger is that we'll get hit again" by terrorists...

Isn't that unbelievable!? Such an obviously twisted way to keep people in fear. With such a stupid lie. If we are going to be hit again, it's because we have failed to fight terrorism, and the likability is equaly high, independently of the current president of the U.S. How can an educated man use so stupid arguments, revealing blatantly his insatiable hunger for power?

If they succeed, people could likeley forget that it was in *this* presidents time when the only terrorist attack of this size and impact hit the U.S. in the first place.

The Onion Prophecies On the eve of Bush's inauguration, The Onion -- a satirical paper -- published a piece titled, "Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Over.'" In the story, the Onion made light of a worst-case scenario for the Bush presidency, with Bush making promises like "selling off the national parks," "going into massive debt," "bring[ing] back economic stagnation," and "assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years." The Onion was just trying to be funny. Instead, it was prophetic.

Is this funny or frightening?